Improvement in cultivators



L D. HAUGHEY.

Cultivator. A No. 46,666. Patented March 7, 1865;'

UNITED STATES LORENZO D. HAUGHEY, oF ATLANTA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 46,666, dated March 7, 1865.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, L. D. HAUGHEY, of Atlanta, in the countyof Logan and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Cultivator; and I do hereby declare that the iollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a plan or top view of my invention; Fig. 2, a side sectional view of the same, taken in the line at' w, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved cultivator for cultivating or plowing corn and other crops which are grown in hills or drills; and it consists in a pivoted axle and a novel construction and arrangementof other parts, as hereinafter fully set forth, whereby it is believed that several advantages are obtained over other devices for the purpose specified.

A represents an axle, having a wheel, B, at each end of it, and a semicircular frame, C, at its front side. l

D represents a draft pole, which is attached' by a pivot-bolt, E, centrally to theaxle A, the bolt E being at the center ofa circle ot which thevframe C is a halt'. (See Fig. l.) The front or outer edge ofthe semicireular frame C and the draft-pole D are connected by a frictionroller,-F, and a rod or bolt, G, the former being on the rod or bolt and the latter being secured to the draft-pole,the front edge of frame C bearing on roller F,as shown clearly in Fig. 2. By this arrangement a free lateral pla-yis allowed the frame O while thelatter is kept up to the draft-pole. 0n the draft-pole D there is secured by a fulcruin pin or bolt, a, a lever, H, the front end of which is connected by a rod, I, with the frame C.

J J represent two pendants or hangers, which are attached to the under side ot the front part of the frame C, and are braced by rods K. In these pendants or hangers the front ends ot' plowbeams L L are secured by pivot-bolts b. These plow-bea ms are each provided with two standards, M M, to which plows N are attached. The plow-beams L L pass through hangers O O, which are attached to the under side ofthe axle A and retain the plow-beams in proper position or at a suitable height.

The plows N are ot' diamond or lozeuge shape, and they are attached to the standards M by a pivot-bolt, c, the latter passing through the centers of the plows. This arrangement admits of the plows being turnedor reversed, so that when one point is worn the other may be used. seen that the plows, on account ofthe axle A being 'pivoted to the draft-pole, will be moved' or adjusted laterally, so as to conform to the sinuosities of the rows of plants.

The machine is extremely simple and efficient, may be constructed at a small cost, and manipulated with the greatest facility.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latentl. The pivoting of the axle A to the draftpole D to admit ot the lateral movement or adjustment ofthe plows, as set forth.

l .i. The semicircnlar fra-me C, attached to the front side of the axle, in connection with the friction-roller F and bolt or rod G,'attached to the draft-pole D, substantially as and 'for the purpose specified.

LORENZO D. HAUGHEY.

Witnesses:

ALFRED TURNER, L. M. HOBLIT.

By actuating the lever H it will be 

